Archive for December, 2025

Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know”?

According to a rumor that has circulated online for years, novelist Ernest Hemingway once wrote: “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” For example, on Nov. 12, 2025, a TikTok user shared the quote as part of a photo post showing a piano, accompanied by German-born British composer Max Richter’s famous piece, […]

A Christmas Song With The Lyric “Santa came down my chimney” Was Banned For Being Too Risqué?

The claim that in the mid-20th century, a Christmas song with the lyric “Santa came down my chimney” was banned for being too risqué. In the lead-up to Christmas 2025, a purported risqué song in the style of 1940s or 1950s “oldies” tunes spread online. Its lyrics, including “when Santa came down my chimney,” were […]